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softwaremanon Ask and Show HN: Startups, do you have your integration tests?

I agree. Still learning the marketing part. I will definitely make it more direct.

softwaremanon Show HN: Notes, a very simple app which supports Textile Markup.

I partly agree. I have two options:

1) support both (configurable)

2) support only one

Choices make things complicated too. I want to understand, is there enough following for Textile markup or not. I like it more than Markdown (probably only because I picked it up first).

Another thing is using markup in a Notes application is not very prevalent as well. Thoughts?

softwaremanon Show HN: Notes, a very simple app which supports Textile Markup.

Clickable:

http://hmpgr.com/apps/notes

softwaremanon Ask and Show HN: Startups, do you have your integration tests?

Mostly, there are screenshots for each test case steps. Test cases aren't fragile. In some extreme cases we can tests only certain part which are more stable.

softwaremanon Ask and Show HN: Startups, do you have your integration tests?

Thanks for the feedback. Will fix the scroller thing.

softwaremanon Ask and Show HN: Startups, do you have your integration tests?

Clickable: http://www.pingsure.com

softwaremanon Ask HN: Should we be Co-Founders? or CEO and CTO?

I think any conflict later on will be disastrous. So why not decide beforehand. Decision can be altered but atleast there will not be any confusion for the initial period.

softwaremanon Ask HN: Films for Hackers?

I love Skeleton Key. One of the most underrated movie. Or may be my taste is strange.

softwaremanon Does anyone else think about quantum physics on a daily basis?

I do too. In terms of the age old deterministic vs non- deterministic dilemma. I think this observation supports that nothing can be predicted but yet we can't think of us as in control of our destiny either.

softwaremanon Linode vs. Digital Ocean: WHY CAN'T I ADD CORES?

go dedicated. prgmr.com has some of the low cost options for dedicated servers.

softwaremanon Ask HN: What is something you believe that nearly no one agrees with you on?

There is no free will.

softwaremanon Is Pair Programming Worth It? AirPair Interviews Pivotal Labs

Sersiouly dude, you didnt get it. I said that pushing in general is bad. Not bad, its stupid. I dont know where the hell you got the idea that I meant some manager pushing people to pair program. I didnt say that.

Working habits could be personal but there is something called as team work. You should also make sure the person is capable of collaborating. Collaboration does not always means attending meetings.

softwaremanon Is Pair Programming Worth It? AirPair Interviews Pivotal Labs

Do you mean to say they are simpler than gearboxes and hence should continue to function using one method always?

If you meant they are more complicated than gearboxes, then I think we are saying the same thing and either you aren't getting it or I am not doing a good job conveying it.

If you are think there is absolutely no analogy, gimme one and I can say the same for that too. If this was the case then, I am sorry but I believe that statement of yours was absolutely unthoughful.

softwaremanon Is Pair Programming Worth It? AirPair Interviews Pivotal Labs

Seriously, I think very few people get the concept of pair programming or I would say pairing because programming is only one scenario. Pairing is good or bad is like saying gear-5 (in a car, assuming topmost gear) is better than gear-4 or not. Cmon, both are required for different purposes. You got to change gears. You cant just drive in gear-4 or 5 all the time.

Some of the arguments down below read like: I tried driving in gear-4 and I disliked it, so I changed back to gear-5. Funny. Another one: One company forced me to drive in gear-5...again that company was plain stupid (or atleast the management was, for forcing you, in general).

Pair programming is effective when you are coding up while you are building the solution on the go. Its one of those sessions where its not possible to think up everything in your head. Ever had such moments where you didn't know all pieces of the puzzle? You can always say I would think up everything and then discuss in a meeting the whole solution. What if you went ahead and thought up the solution in a pair rather than discussing after you have laid out everything and then realizing you have to change it because you made a wrong initial assumption.

You cannot think up everything in your head (as another comment was there). Many times you do not have all the pieces and sometimes even if you have, you need to consult.

Seriously people, you are not getting the concept of pairing at all. Or I am just nuts.

softwaremanon Ask HN: Would you pay for this service?

rofl

softwaremanon Ask HN: Looking for a decent pair of wireless headphones

http://www.amazon.com/Rocketfish-High-Definition-Headphones-...

Try these out. These are extremely practical Bluetooth headset. Good battery life, 7-10 hours continuos hearing. If battery is a problem, buy two of them, that's what I did.